RICHARD B. THORP 19. Born 24 January 1923.
He was a British Cadet at Riddle Field, Clewiston,
and was killed in a plane crash early Friday morning, July 16 1942,
some 15 miles northeast of Venus adjacent to highway US 27 and west
of Lake Okeechobee. Thorp was an advanced student pilot born in Wednesbury,
Stafford, England.
Funeral service conducted by Rev. A. R. Martin.